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Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Alan Farrell: -----Deputies Ellis and Ferris, be given an opportunity to address this House.

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Alan Farrell: Me?

Personal Explanation by Member (7 Dec 2016)

Alan Farrell: I never said you were involved.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (30 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: This is my second term on this committee and for the information of my colleagues, I have never come across a Bill from an Opposition Member getting such support within the committee and from the Minister and I have never seen a Private Member’s Bill not go through pre-legislative scrutiny since that process was introduced in the last Dáil. The Chairman has been here much longer...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: The Minister is very welcome. I thank her for her presentation. I have a couple of questions on a couple of line items and then some comments. Is the Department of Justice and Equality responsible in any way through its budget for Oberstown?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: Okay. I will not ask any further questions on that. I expected that but just wanted to check. I am always critical of underspending by Departments and I do not think I should be any less critical of the Department of Justice and Equality. Normally, I reserve it for the Department of Education and Skills, which is overspending this year. My query relates to the capital building programme....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: I have a supplementary question which I forgot to ask. It relates to individual cameras for gardaí on the beat. Can the Minister outline or determine whether there is a sufficient allocation within the budget to investigate the use of cameras? It was done previously, but does the Department wish to pursue it further with the Garda Commissioner? Has a formal or an informal report been...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: Can Mr. Stewart give more detail on the technical breaches to which he referred? Perhaps he could circulate a copy of the letter.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: Mr. Stewart repeatedly used the term "technical" but I do not think it is technical. It is a direct breach of the NDA.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: It is clear that further direct breaches may come to light if Mr. Neporent is to continue on the course of action he outlined in the letter. It would be prudent either for the committee to correspond with Mr. Neporent to establish when those particular findings were made or for NAMA to provide the committee with his further responses. It would be helpful, although we have a limited timeframe.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: In Mr. Neporent's response he referenced the fact that he believed there would be no material impact on the bidding process. I am not entirely convinced that he would be able to answer that question.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: That is appreciated and I look forward to NAMA's response in due course. However, I highlight the fact that the clock is ticking. I appreciate that NAMA is not going to provide information for us from its own files and that is up to Mr. Neporent to do so. That is noted. Last week in his opening statement and during his contributions Mr. Neporent referred to an outstanding fee due to NAMA...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: I apologise for missing it.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: No, it is not. Does Mr. McDonagh have any thought on it?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: Given the nature of the information, as well as the value, the size and number of the assets provided for Cerberus and any other bidder for that matter, for it to then suggest €20 million worth of assets did not exist is quite remarkable. I know that Cerberus has withdrawn this counterclaim. However, it had emanated from a thought process in New York over time. What was the nature...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (24 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: Okay, Mr. McDonagh's explanation is sufficient.

Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: I thank Deputy Lahart for brining forward this Bill. Critical to this debate is the amendment the Minister of State has tabled. It gives us an opportunity not only to tease out the specifics of the role we would like the directly elected mayor to have but also to ensure we are not just talking about Dublin. As a former mayor of Fingal, whose local authority was responsible for derailing...

Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: Indeed. That is probably true. The truth is that we have to resource mayors properly and give them the responsibility and - dare I say it, unpopularly perhaps - the remuneration to ensure they have a full-time job that keeps them engaged with their local community and that they can make a career out of it. Let us be honest about the fact that, across all sides of the House, we recognise...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 94 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: National Asset Management Agency Sale of Project Eagle (Resumed) (16 Nov 2016)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the deputy First Minister to the meeting. I have no desire to rehash the questions and answers session which took place in the Assembly, the report of which is available for everybody to see. I would like to focus my remarks on the operations of the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister, which Mr. McGuinness has occupied for eight years alongside the First...